The power sector and buildings action team is working with state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in electricity generation, heating fuels, and through energy efficiency in residential, commercial and industrial buildings.
If you or your organization would like to participate in this work, please reach out to our team contacts listed below.
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Recent work
In 2020. the power sector and buildings action team:
- Held listening sessions and shared policy priorities
- Connected with environmental advocacy groups and Minnesota Tribes
- Engaged with regulated utilities and various trade, architecture, and advocacy groups
Feedback from these discussions helped shaped the teams legislative policy proposals for 2021:
- 100% Clean Energy
- Clean Energy First
- The Energy Optimization Act
- The Commercial Energy Code
Background
The team promotes state power sector and building-related policies and strategies that contribute directly to the goals of the Climate Change Executive Order (19-37).
Team chair
Aditya Ranade
Deputy Commissioner,
Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources
aditya.ranade@state.mn.us
Team members
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Administration
- Department of Labor and Industry
- Pollution Control Agency
- Housing Finance Agency
